GAA player who broke opponent's jaw avoids jail sentence

Richard Walker (33), of Ferrycarrig Road, Priorswood, Dublin, leaving Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday. Picture: Collins Courts

A GAA player who broke another player's jaw during a football match has received a fully suspended sentence.

Richard Walker, aged 33, fractured the opposition player's jaw in two places after punching him once during a match in which his team were losing by a high score.